[ October 7, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] James Bowsher is a renowned folk artist, storyteller, archaeologist, writer and teacher, featured on PBS and other television programs! The Wapakoneta, Ohio, native has built a monumental complex known as the Temple of Tolerance. The structure, assembled from boulders, fragments of demolished historical structures and other evocative items, has become a landmark. His storytelling involves [...]

[ August 5, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Samuel Gardener was the gatekeeper on The Erie Canal in Coshocton, Ohio during the Civil War. Christopher Hart, Researcher and Curator from Historic Roscoe Village will relate stories he discovered that Gardener told of what was happening in Civil War Ohio including a man from Ohio who happened to be at Ford’s Theatre the night [...]

[ July 1, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Dr. Peter D’Onofrio will examine medicine during civil war, which was the first modern war and resulted in the highest number of U.S. casualties per capita of any of our wars as approximately 620,000 men perished, including 360,000 in the North and 260,000 in the South; 25% of those involved died.   These casualties exceeded those [...]

[ June 3, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] The Knox County Lyceum Series presents Ric Sheffield who will consider the black press during Ohio’s early history. From the premiere of Freedom’s Journal in 1827, the black press has served a crucial role for African-Americans. It has been a means of resistance against discrimination and oppression and a transmitter of culture. This program discusses [...]

[ May 1, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Knox County Lyceum Series presents a presentation by Mike Petee which examines the role of songs during the Civil War. Within 48 hours of the opening salvoes at Fort Sumter, the first Civil War song was published on sheet music for the masses. Over 10,000 songs were written during that four [...]